It’s been 345 days since I had my last beer (or any alcoholic beverage for that matter). Just 20 more days to go before I’m allowed the holy beverage once again 🙂 Despite the year going remarkably smooth and not[…]
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A Dutch Financial Independence Blog
It’s been 345 days since I had my last beer (or any alcoholic beverage for that matter). Just 20 more days to go before I’m allowed the holy beverage once again 🙂 Despite the year going remarkably smooth and not[…]
Read moreDividend yield vs dividend growth, which one provides you with the biggest return? How did some example stocks do over the last decades and what are typical numbers? A short analyses today! A lot and a lot more Most dividend[…]
Read moreIt’s that time of year again for me to look forward and determine the new “early retirement numbers”. We do this for ourselves each year to find out what our new target wealth should be based on a 4% net[…]
Read moreThe perfect dividend portfolio (if such a thing exists), what would that look like? It depends on what you define as perfect. In this case I want to look at a portfolio that “perfectly” reflects the expenses it needs to[…]
Read moreWith the Castle on FIRE weekend we did earlier this year being a great success, I wanted more! I’ve found a nice “little” castle in northern France and just made initial reservations for next year. What’s the deal you ask?[…]
Read moreNot too long ago I saw a tweet with a poll about the perception of people watching Netflix (or similar) and being boring. I had a chuckle for sure! Why? Because I must be boring as hell! So today a[…]
Read moreWith the proposed new tax laws for 2022, there are a lot of changes for real estate investing in the Netherlands. The primary conclusion is that owning real estate as of 2022 will be a lot more expensive, tax wise[…]
Read moreYes, the whole 2022 tax thing is keeping me “entertained”. Thanks to all for the comments and feedback on my last three posts (including this one). Both the impact on (our) FIRE target(s) and on having Real Estate has given[…]
Read moreLast week we’ve looked at what the newly proposed 2022 Box 3 (“wealth tax”) does to your FIRE plans. As you likely know we use real estate as part of our FIRE plans. What’s about to change on this front?[…]
Read moreToday a lesson from having fickle friends: Dutch politicians and the associated tax department. With the future stroke of a pen, they may make our lives (those whom strive for FIRE in the Netherlands) a whole lot more difficult. So[…]
Read moreIt’t time for a very Cheesy story. Why? Because I just did an interview with a woman’s magazine. I’m not sure when the interview will be posted and the magazine comes out, but I wanted to have this post ready[…]
Read moreOk, I’ll admit, I’m an addict! I love Funda, Marktplaats, Ebay, Kijiji, MLS, etc. It’s just too damn fun to look for stuff that you are NOT going to buy. Looky looky, but no touchy. It’s like self inflicted pain[…]
Read moreNot too long ago we had the pleasure to lunch with Jim and Jane Collins. Yes, we are talking about THE Collins. They were in the Netherlands on their way to a Chautauqua 2019 in Portugal (note, that’s not until[…]
Read moreAs mentioned before, my passion for FIRE is weakening. Hence the slower pace of blogging. Over the last few years I’ve also been involved in over 15 different meetups and FIRE/investing related events. I’ve really enjoyed it, but I discovered[…]
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